House of Assembly of Dominica
{{Short description|Unicameral legislature of Dominica}}
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|legislature = 11th Parliament
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|foundation = 1978
|house_type = Unicameral
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|leader1_type = Speaker
|leader1 = Joseph Isaac{{Cite web |url=https://data.ipu.org/content/dominica?chamber_id=13378 |title=Dominica |date=5 July 2018 |access-date=21 March 2020 |archive-date=24 August 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200824195816/https://data.ipu.org/content/dominica?chamber_id=13378 |url-status=dead }}
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|election1 = 10 February 2020
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|members = 32 members
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Governing party
- {{Color box|#BE1E2D|border=silver}} Dominica Labour Party (19)
- {{Color box|#BE1E2D|border=silver}} Government Senators (5)
Opposition party
- {{Color box|#2E3092|border=silver}} Opposition Senators (4)
Independent
- {{Color box|#DDDDDD|border=silver}} Independent (2)
Other members
- {{Color box|#FFFFFF|border=silver}} Attorney General and Speaker (ex-officio) (2)
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|last_election1 = 6 December 2022
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|meeting_place = Roseau
|website = {{URL|www.dominica.gov.dm}}
{{url|http://houseofassembly.gov.dm/}}
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{{Politics of Dominica}}
The House of Assembly is the legislature of Dominica. It is established by Chapter III of the Constitution of Dominica, and together with the President of Dominica constitutes Dominica's Parliament. The House is unicameral, and consists of twenty-one Representatives, nine senators, and the Attorney General as an ex officio member. The Speaker of the House becomes the thirty-second member if chosen from outside the membership of the House.
Representatives are directly elected in single-member constituencies using the simple-majority (or first-past-the-post) system for a term of five years. The Representatives in turn decide whether the senators are to be elected by their vote, or appointed. If appointed, five are chosen by the president with the advice of the Prime Minister and four with the advice of the Leader of the Opposition. The current Senators are appointed.
The Cabinet of Dominica is appointed from members of the House of Assembly. However, no more than three senators may be members of the Cabinet.
History
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House of Assembly was established in 1968, and it was preceded by a colonial Legislative council.{{cite web |title=Brief History - Electoral Office |url=http://electoraloffice.gov.dm/about-us/brief-history |website=electoraloffice.gov.dm}}
Representatives
Since the election held on 6 December 2022, the Dominica Labour Party holds 19 of the 21 directly elected seats, and independent candidates hold two elected seats. The new House of Assembly included a record ten women.{{Cite web |title=2022 General Election Results |url=http://electoraloffice.gov.dm/2022/ |access-date=2022-12-13 |website=electoraloffice.gov.dm}}
Senators
The Prime Minister and the Leader of the Opposition each get to appoint additional Senators, to join the elected Representatives. The following Senators are currently in office:{{Cite web |date=2020-03-04 |title=Speaker Joseph Isaac makes grand entrance |url=http://sundominica.com/articles/5553/ |access-date=2021-09-01 |website=The Sun}}{{Cite web |title=Dominica: Opposition leader picks Senate delegation {{!}} Loop Caribbean News |url=https://caribbean.loopnews.com/content/dominica-opposition-leader-picks-senate-delegation |access-date=2023-10-04 |website=Loop News |language=en}}{{Cite web |last=Baptiste |first=Carlisle Jn |date=2022-12-12 |title=Skerrit names 22 member Cabinet • Nature Isle News |url=https://natureisle.news/news-desk/skerrit-names-22-member-cabinet/ |access-date=2023-10-04 |website=Nature Isle News |language=en-US}}
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| Austelle Lockhart | DLP | Appointed with the advice of the Prime Minister. |
| Oscar George | DLP | Appointed with the advice of the Prime Minister. |
| Gregory Riviere | DLP | Appointed with the advice of the Prime Minister. |
| Phillip Rolle | DLP | Appointed with the advice of the Prime Minister. |
| Nicholas Esprit | DLP | Appointed with the advice of the Prime Minister. |
| Lori Victor | UWP | Appointed with the advice of the Leader of the Opposition. |
| Sean Douglas | UWP | Appointed with the advice of the Leader of the Opposition. |
| Delbert Paris | UWP | Appointed with the advice of the Leader of the Opposition. |
| Lorraine Henderson-Reid | UWP | Appointed with the advice of the Leader of the Opposition. |
International affiliation(s)
- ACP–EU Joint Parliamentary Assembly
- Canada-CARICOM Parliamentary Friendship Group
- Commonwealth Parliamentary Association
- ParlAmericas[http://www.parlamericas.org/en/about/members.aspx Caribbean Group], ParlAmericas
See also
Notes
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References
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- {{citation |url=http://electoraloffice.gov.dm/wp-content/uploads/election2009_final_count.pdf |title=House of Assembly General Election 2009 - Final Count |author=Electoral Office |publisher=Commonwealth of Dominica |date=21 December 2009 |access-date=22 April 2010 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110719133137/http://electoraloffice.gov.dm/wp-content/uploads/election2009_final_count.pdf |archive-date=19 July 2011 }}.
- {{citation |url=http://www.dominica.gov.dm/cms/index.php?q=node/13 |title=House of Assembly - dominica.gov |publisher=Commonwealth of Dominica |access-date=22 April 2010 |archive-date=23 August 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200823204220/http://www.dominica.gov.dm/cms/index.php?q=node%2F13 |url-status=dead }}.
- {{citation |last=Lawrence |first=Alick C. |title=The Constitution, The Government & You |year=2007 |publisher=Pont Casse Press |pages=40–41 |isbn=978-0-9737347-5-1}}.
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External links
- {{Official website|http://houseofassembly.gov.dm/}} House of Assembly
= About =
- [https://www.cpahq.org/directory/dominica/ Profile of the Parliament of Dominica] - Secretariat of the Commonwealth Parliamentary Association (CPA)
- [https://pdba.georgetown.edu/ElecSys/Dominica/dominica.html Dominica], Dominic Electoral system
- [https://www.ipu.org/parliament/DM Profile of Dominca] - Inter-Parlmiamentary Union
= Other =
- [https://dominica.gov.dm/laws-of-dominica Laws of the Commonwealth of Dominca] - Government portal
- [http://www.dominica.gov.dm/services/subscriptions-to-the-dominica-official-gazette/127-how-can-i-obtain-copies-of-the-dominica-official-gazette Official Gazette]
- [http://www.dominica.gov.dm/ Government of the Commonwealth of Dominica] - official website
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